armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to hold back on; to restrict sales of; to be reluctant to sell
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
place where one works; construction site; working area
being dotted with; being scattered
female farmworker; woman working on a farm; farm woman
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to become rustic; to be countrified
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
warehouseman; storekeeper
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to keep watch; to stand guard
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)